In a follow-up on the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Sweden, the Norwegian Public Health Authority is now reporting 80 confirmed cases and approximately 50 suspect cases to date, according to a Folkhalsomyndigheten news release this week (computer translated).
The cases have been reported from several counties, but mostly from Uppsala and Västra Götaland.
RASFF-ochratoxin A (69 µg/kg – ppb) in organic oats from the Czech Republic in Germany
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 57.07; Tot. = 68.89 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Turkey in Poland
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 5.5; Tot. = 7.9 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted groundnuts in shell from China in Portugal
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.81; Tot. = 5.06 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in Poland
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 88.3 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Nicaragua in the UK
RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 121 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Spain in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.7; Tot. = 8.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Spain
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in the UK
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios with milk chocolate from Italy, with raw material from Germany in Switzerland
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 53; Tot. = 56 / B1 = 110; Tot. = 117 µg/kg – ppb) in raw pistachios from the United States, via Belgium in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 32 µg/kg – ppb) in raw pistachios from the United States, via Belgium in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 12 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted and salted pistachios from Belgium, with raw material from the the United States in Belgium
RASFF-T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin (2570 µg/kg – ppb) in corn from Russia in Begium
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Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, CO late Thursday recalled approximately 25,288 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The ground beef items were produced on Aug. 16, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:
The recalled beef products bear the establishment number “EST. 86R” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to warehouses in California and Colorado.
The problem was discovered on Aug. 22 by the establishment when they reviewed their records and determined that the product may be associated with the product that was presumptive positive for E. coli O157: H7. The company then notified FSIS. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
THE FISHERIES ministry has cautioned the general public not to consume oysters and mussels originating from the Walvis Bay Aquaculture Production Area 1.
This caution comes after recent biotoxins tests done on oyster and mussel samples on aquaculture in the said area found the presence of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) at a level higher than the permissible level in these samples.
The sampling and testing were facilitated by the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) as part of the National Shellfish Sanitation Programme.
A media release issued by the ministry yesterday warned that it is therefore unsafe to consume oysters and mussels until further notice.
Members of the public should take note that marine biotoxins are not destroyed by cooking or freezing.
Earlier this year in May, the ministry had issued another caution against the consumption of the same seafood. In 2016, the ministry noted in a separate incident that the poisoning was only temporary and that the oysters and mussels could be consumed when laboratory results indicate a lower level of the harmful substances.
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Since 2004, the BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey Program constitutes the longest running, and most comprehensive survey of its kind. It details the incidence of the main mycotoxins occurring in agricultural commodities, which include aflatoxins (Afla), zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON), T-2 toxin (T-2), fumonisins (FUM) and ochratoxin A (OTA).
The survey focuses on components that are used for feed such as corn, wheat, barley, rice, soybean meal, corn gluten meal, dried distillers grains (DDGS) and silage, among others.
From January to June 2018, the BIOMIN scientists have tested 8,310 samples, from different regions around the world.
Figure 1. Occurrence of mycotoxins worldwide through Q2 2018. Average of all samples collected by BIOMIN.
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